Aussie Rinky Hijikata’s Dramatic Wimbledon Escape against Big-Serving US star Ben Shelton

Aussie Rinky Hijikata has lived to fight another day Wimbledon After storing three match points and then pronounced by a controversial Play display in the midst of Farcical scenes while darkness descended.

While his second round match with 10th Seed Ben Shelton approached his finish on no.2 court with the American in total control late on Thursday evening, Hijikata stood down on the edge of the defeat on 2-6 5-7 3-5 and 0-40.

Yet Australia World No.87 then fought tigerly to win the next five points and stay in hunting, by that time it was almost 9.30 pm.

The circumstances had become so dark on the field without spotlights that the Spanish chairman referee Nacho Forcadell insisted that he should call a suspension.

Shelton was furious and was told that he would not get a last chance to serve before the game.

The left -handed person had previously not dropped his Serve all the competition.

While he complained and the court’s supervisor quickly entered, Hijikata soon left to complete his big escape, knowing that he can return on Friday to try to save what a lost cause seems to be.

The most ridiculous aspect of the affair was that after he had taken his two-set lead at 8.40 pm, the dominant Shelton had already asked Forcadell if there was enough time to complete the game.

Aussie Rinky Hijikata lived to fight in Wimbledon for another day after saving three match points – before Farcical Scenes followed in his second round match against US Star Ben Shelton

The game was suspended at 9.29 pm local time, while Umpire Nacho Forcadell pointed to poor light (Ben Shelton is shown)

The 22-year-old American also pointed out that it was starting to be smooth at the back of the court and seemed as if he would have been happy that the match was being postponed at that time.

Hijikata, maybe playing before time, had meanwhile disappeared for a strategic comfort break.

When the 24-year-old returned, he did not seem overly enthusiastic about playing.

Indeed, after he had slipped down on the grass on 1-3, he explicitly told Forcadell: “Not a measure, you are not the one walking there and goes to.”

Elsewhere, colleague Aussie Alex de Minaur the Frenchman Arthur Cazaux and top seeds Jannik Sinner, Sydney, has raised Aleksandar Vukic in straight sets.

In the women’s section, the 16th seed of Australia Daria Kasatkina went to the third round after beating the Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu with 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.

Kasatkina will be confronted with the 19th Seed Liudmila Samsonova.